Whittemore, William, Mrs. (Rebecca Tufts) Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road Sturbridge Massachusetts 01566 Accession Number: 20.1.30
Date:
Ca. 1811
Notes:
Owner, 1974: Registration Records.
Little, Nina Fletcher, "Country Art in New England 1790-1840," Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village Booklet Series,1965 (second edition), pg. 16.
Old Sturbridge Village, 1990.
Summary:
Portrait of a woman wearing a blue Empire gown with embroidered net at the neck and puffed sleeves. On her head she wears a pleated hat adorned with lace. She wears gold pendant earrings, and there appears to be a diamond ornament in her hair, partially covered by her hat.
